International Journal in IT & Engineering
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 11

Physical activity and health - the importance

  • Author:
  • Vibha Gupta
  • Total Page Count: 11
  • Page Number: 73 to 83

Associate Professor, D.A.V Girls College, Yamuna Nagar

Online published on 22 April, 2015.

Abstract

For decades, physical education has been a college curricula component. These days, however, a lot of colleges have had to cut back on physical education due to financial constraints. Other colleges have eliminated or shortened their requirements for physical education to raise the test scores of students by spending less time in the gymnasium and more time in the classroom. According to the NASPE or the National Association of Sports and Physical Education, students in colleges need to spend one hundred fifty minutes per week in physical education. Educators need to emphasize the importance of a strong program for physical education and place a priority on children being active at colleges